Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Omnivora

Family:

Procyonidae

Genus:

Nasua

Species:

nasua

Description

Coati upper parts are dark brown, gray, or dark or brightly rust colored. The underparts are white. The head is narrow with the nose slightly turned upward and elongated, and is very flexible, allowing coaties to search out food under leaf litter and overturned debris. The muzzle is brown with pale spots above, below, and behind the eye.